Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0085 animals per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Cape Verde, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.0085 animals per person for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 0.0132 animals per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0029 animals per person, in 1984.
That places Cape Verde 142nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.006 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.005 animals per person | -18.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0065 animals per person | +31.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0065 animals per person | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0055 animals per person | -15.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0051 animals per person | -6.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0052 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0057 animals per person | +11.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0043 animals per person | -25.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0069 animals per person | +61.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0065 animals per person | -7.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0074 animals per person | +14.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0077 animals per person | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0063 animals per person | -18.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0066 animals per person | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0053 animals per person | -19.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0058 animals per person | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0057 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0042 animals per person | -26.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0046 animals per person | +11.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0059 animals per person | +28.2% |
| 1982 | 0.006 animals per person | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0044 animals per person | -26.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0029 animals per person | -34.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0045 animals per person | +52.8% |
| 1986 | 0.005 animals per person | +11.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0056 animals per person | +12.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0075 animals per person | +33.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0077 animals per person | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0079 animals per person | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0065 animals per person | -17.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0067 animals per person | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0067 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0067 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0057 animals per person | -14.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0082 animals per person | +45.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0074 animals per person | -10.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0076 animals per person | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0075 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0077 animals per person | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0076 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0072 animals per person | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0071 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0071 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0087 animals per person | +22.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0102 animals per person | +17.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0116 animals per person | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0132 animals per person | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0132 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0132 animals per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0066 animals per person | -49.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0067 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0067 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.007 animals per person | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.007 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0067 animals per person | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0087 animals per person | +29.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0086 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0086 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0086 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0086 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0086 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0085 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0085 animals per person | -0.3% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.0085 animals per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0252 animals per person, 34% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.0085 animals per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0245 animals per person, 35% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +61.7% | 0.0043 animals per person | 0.0069 animals per person |
| 1985 | +52.8% | 0.0029 animals per person | 0.0045 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0055 animals per person | 0.0043 animals per person | 0.0065 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0062 animals per person | 0.0042 animals per person | 0.0077 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0054 animals per person | 0.0029 animals per person | 0.0077 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0071 animals per person | 0.0057 animals per person | 0.0082 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0094 animals per person | 0.0071 animals per person | 0.0132 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.008 animals per person | 0.0066 animals per person | 0.0132 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0086 animals per person | 0.0085 animals per person | 0.0086 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More agriculture & rural data for Cape Verde
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1024 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1498 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0504 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 291.98 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Cape Verde?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Cape Verde was 0.0085 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0132 animals per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0029 animals per person in 1984.
- How does Cape Verde rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 142nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.